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BCPD: Text 911, if unable to call

News Staff
Thursday, June 5, 2025
    If you are unable to call 911 or need to reach out quietly in an emergency situation, you can send a text instead?  Dispatch will receive any messages you send.  * Calling is always the fastest and most preferred method for contacting 911.
Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Matagorda County Commissioners Court proclaimed Mental Health Month at its May 19 meeting.

Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Matagorda County Commissioners Court proclaimed Mental Health Month at its May 19 meeting.

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"County accepts energy storage abatement request" by: Mike Reddell

News Staff
Thursday, May 29, 2025
   Commissioners Court accepted a tax abatement application from Duffy Energy Storage and set a June 30 public hearing for a designation of a reinvestment zone at the court’s meeting Monday, May 19.
Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Amongst Bay City High School's 258 graduates, many like the senior above were excited to finally receive their diplomas May 23.

Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Amongst Bay City High School's 258 graduates, many like the senior above were excited to finally receive their diplomas May 23.

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"BCHS graduates 258" by: Jessica Shepard

News Staff
Thursday, May 29, 2025
   Bay City High School graduated 258 students during its commencement ceremony at Memorial Stadium on May 23.  Victoria Sliva and Jada Andrews provided words of welcome and introduced guests, respectively.
Russell McNaught Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell

Russell McNaught Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell

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"Quiet zone explained at Town Hall " by: Mike Reddell

News Staff
Thursday, May 29, 2025
   A Town Hall Meeting on Railroad Quiet Zones in Bay City drew about 25 people who had several questions about reducing train horn noise in a lively session Thursday, May 22.  “It’s taken us a long time to get here,” City Manager Scotty Jones remarked in her welcome.

Man pulls a gun on officers at fairgrounds

News Staff
Thursday, May 29, 2025
   A 42-year-old Bay City man faces several charges after confronting Matagorda and Wharton law enforcement officers and threatening them with a weapon at the Matagorda County Fairgrounds around 9 p.m. Friday, May 16.
Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Van Vleck graduates tossed their caps to celebrate their commencement, but one graduate had a more enthusiastic sendoff to high school Thursday, May 22.

Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Van Vleck graduates tossed their caps to celebrate their commencement, but one graduate had a more enthusiastic sendoff to high school Thursday, May 22.

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"Matchett honored at VVHS commencement" by: Jessica Shepard

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Thursday, May 29, 2025
   Parents and guardians escorted their Van Vleck High School 2025 graduates onto Burl McKinney Field on May 22.  Graduate Emily Rodgers led the National Anthem, along with the American and Texan pledges, before Lesley Hoffman gave the invocation.
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